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The best neuroscience books of the 2020s

The books our community loved the most.

Loved by 7 people

How to Know a Person

By David Brooks ,

Book cover of How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

Loved by 4 people

The Idea of the Brain

By Matthew Cobb ,

Book cover of The Idea of the Brain: The Past and Future of Neuroscience

Loved by 4 people

The Grieving Brain

By Mary-Frances O'Connor ,

Book cover of The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss

Loved by 4 people

The Let Them Theory

By Mel Robbins , Sawyer Robbins ,

Book cover of The Let Them Theory

Bizarre

By Marc Dingman ,

Book cover of Bizarre: The Most Peculiar Cases of Human Behavior and What They Tell Us about How the Brain Works

Loved by 3 people

Livewired

By David Eagleman ,

Book cover of Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain

Loved by 3 people

Whole Brain Living

By Jill Bolte Taylor ,

Book cover of Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life

Bizarre

By Marc Dingman ,

Book cover of Bizarre: The Most Peculiar Cases of Human Behavior and What They Tell Us about How the Brain Works

Loved by 3 people

The Neuroscience of You

By Chantel Prat ,

Book cover of The Neuroscience of You: How Every Brain Is Different and How to Understand Yours

Loved by 2 people

Baby Bomb

By Kara Hoppe , Stan Tatkin ,

Book cover of Baby Bomb: A Relationship Survival Guide for New Parents

Bizarre

By Marc Dingman ,

Book cover of Bizarre: The Most Peculiar Cases of Human Behavior and What They Tell Us about How the Brain Works

Loved by 2 people

The Battle for Your Brain

By Nita A. Farahany ,

Book cover of The Battle for Your Brain: Defending the Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology

Loved by 2 people

Change Your Questions, Change Your Life

By Marilee Adams ,

Book cover of Change Your Questions, Change Your Life: 12 Powerful Tools for Leadership, Coaching, and Results

Bizarre

By Marc Dingman ,

Book cover of Bizarre: The Most Peculiar Cases of Human Behavior and What They Tell Us about How the Brain Works

Loved by 2 people

Wired for Love

By Stephanie Cacioppo ,

Book cover of Wired for Love: A Neuroscientist's Journey Through Romance, Loss, and the Essence of Human Connection

Loved by 2 people

This Animal Body

By Meredith Walters ,

Book cover of This Animal Body

Loved by 2 people

The Lord Is My Courage

By K.J. Ramsey ,

Book cover of The Lord Is My Courage: Stepping Through the Shadows of Fear Toward the Voice of Love

Loved by 1 person

Brain, Beauty, and Art

By Anjan Chatterjee (editor) , Eileen Cardilo (editor) ,

Book cover of Brain, Beauty, and Art: Essays Bringing Neuroaesthetics Into Focus

Bizarre

By Marc Dingman ,

Book cover of Bizarre: The Most Peculiar Cases of Human Behavior and What They Tell Us about How the Brain Works

Loved by 1 person

How We Learn

By Stanislas Dehaene ,

Book cover of How We Learn: Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine . . . for Now

Loved by 1 person

Lange Clinical Neurology

By David A. Greenberg , Michael J. Aminoff , Roger P. Simon

Book cover of Lange Clinical Neurology

Loved by 1 person

The Art of Impossible

By Steven Kotler ,

Book cover of The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer

Loved by 1 person

Breathe

Book cover of Breathe: Strategizing Energy in the Age of Burnout

Loved by 1 person

Emotional

By Leonard Mlodinow ,

Book cover of Emotional: How Feelings Shape Our Thinking

Loved by 1 person

Limitless

Book cover of Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life

Bizarre

By Marc Dingman ,

Book cover of Bizarre: The Most Peculiar Cases of Human Behavior and What They Tell Us about How the Brain Works

Loved by 1 person

The Imagination Machine

By Martin Reeves , Jack Fuller ,

Book cover of The Imagination Machine: How to Spark New Ideas and Create Your Company's Future

Loved by 1 person

Two Heads

By Uta Frith , Chris Frith , Alex Frith , Daniel Locke (illustrator)

Book cover of Two Heads: A Graphic Exploration of How Our Brains Work with Other Brains

Loved by 1 person

The Design of Experiments in Neuroscience

By Mary E. Harrington ,

Book cover of The Design of Experiments in Neuroscience

Loved by 1 person

Eight Key Brain Areas of Mental Health and Illness

By Jennifer Sweeton ,

Book cover of Eight Key Brain Areas of Mental Health and Illness

Loved by 1 person

Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain

By Lisa Feldman Barrett ,

Book cover of Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain

Loved by 1 person

You, Happier

By Daniel G. Amen ,

Book cover of You, Happier: The 7 Neuroscience Secrets of Feeling Good Based on Your Brain Type

Loved by 1 person

Smellosophy

By A. S. Barwich ,

Book cover of Smellosophy: What the Nose Tells the Mind

Loved by 1 person

Empathy and the Historical Understanding of the Human Past

By Thomas A. Kohut ,

Book cover of Empathy and the Historical Understanding of the Human Past

Loved by 1 person

Neuroscience

By Mark Bear , Barry Connors , Michael A. Paradiso

Book cover of Neuroscience: Exploring The Brain

Loved by 1 person

The Power of Pressure

By Dane Jensen ,

Book cover of The Power of Pressure: Why Pressure Isn't the Problem, It's the Solution

Bizarre

By Marc Dingman ,

Book cover of Bizarre: The Most Peculiar Cases of Human Behavior and What They Tell Us about How the Brain Works

Loved by 1 person

The Power of Us

By Jay Van Bavel , Dominic J. Packer ,

Book cover of The Power of Us: Harnessing Our Shared Identities for Personal and Collective Success

Loved by 1 person

The Power of Regret

By Daniel H. Pink ,

Book cover of The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward

Loved by 1 person

Skim, Dive, Surface

By Jenae Cohn ,

Book cover of Skim, Dive, Surface: Teaching Digital Reading

Loved by 1 person

The NeuroGeneration

Book cover of The NeuroGeneration: The New Era in Brain Enhancement That Is Revolutionizing the Way We Think, Work, and Heal

Loved by 1 person

The Biology of Transformation

By Tiffany J Barsotti ,

Book cover of The Biology of Transformation: The Physiology of Presence and Spiritual Transcendence

Loved by 1 person

Friends

By Robin Dunbar ,

Book cover of Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships

Loved by 1 person

Memory

By Alan Baddeley , Michael W. Eysenck , Michael C. Anderson

Book cover of Memory

Loved by 1 person

Phrase Seven

By Chase Hughes ,

Book cover of Phrase Seven

Loved by 1 person

Blindsight

By Matt Johnson , Prince Ghuman ,

Book cover of Blindsight: The (Mostly) Hidden Ways Marketing Reshapes Our Brains

Loved by 1 person

Mind Magic

By James R. Doty ,

Book cover of Mind Magic: The Neuroscience of Manifestation and How It Changes Everything

Loved by 1 person

Who's Flying Your Plane?

By Emma McNally ,

Book cover of Who's Flying Your Plane?: How to master the controls of your life

Loved by 1 person

Neurodharma

By Rick Hanson ,

Book cover of Neurodharma: New Science, Ancient Wisdom, and Seven Practices of the Highest Happiness

Loved by 1 person

Anxiety Rx

By Russell Kennedy ,

Book cover of Anxiety Rx

Loved by 1 person

Unbroken

By MaryCatherine McDonald ,

Book cover of Unbroken: The Trauma Response Is Never Wrong: And Other Things You Need to Know to Take Back Your Life

Loved by 1 person

Can Anyone Tell Me?

By Meghan Riordan Jarvis ,

Book cover of Can Anyone Tell Me?

Loved by 1 person

Good Morning, I Love You

By Shauna Shapiro ,

Book cover of Good Morning, I Love You

Loved by 1 person

The Learning Mindset

By Katja Schipperheijn ,

Book cover of The Learning Mindset